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Karen
Jan 11, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Back in 2014, I read The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes, in which a character was introduced by reading a book by Zweig, so of course I had to find out more about Zweig, and I have been reading him off and on, since then. Everything I have read by him, I have liked. His writing, even in translation is just beautiful, flowing, and as Aciman said in his Intro, fluent.

What I like about Zweig's writing, is that you have a glimpse into the world that is changing so swiftly right before his eyes
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